A look at how the transfer fees of football stars since 1973 have evolved to their current astronomical levels
1973 – Johan Cruyff: Ajax to Barcelona – £922,000
1975 – Giuseppe Savoldi: Bologna to Napoli – £1.2m
1976 – Paolo Rossi: Juventus to Vicenza – £1.75m
1982 – Diego Maradona: Boca Juniors to Barcelona – £3m
1984 – Diego Maradona: Barcelona to Napoli – £5m
1987 – Ruud Gullit: PSV Eindhoven to Milan – £6m
1990 – Roberto Baggio: Fiorentina to Juventus – £8m
1992 – Jean-Pierre Papin: Marseille to Milan – £10m
1992 – Gianluca Vialli: Sampdoria to Juventus – £12m
1992 – Gianluigi Lentini: Torino to Milan – £13m
1996 – Ronaldo: PSV Eindhoven to Barcelona – £13.2m
1996 – Alan Shearer: Blackburn to Newcastle – £15m
1997 – Ronaldo: Barcelona to Inter – £19.5m
1998 – Denilson: Sao Paulo to Real Betis – £21.5m
1999 – Christian Vieri: Lazio to Inter – £32.1m
2000 – Hernan Crespo: Parma to Lazio – £35.5m
2000 – Luis Figo: Barcelona to Real Madrid – £37m
2001 – Zinedine Zidane: Juventus to Real Madrid – £46.6m
2009 – Cristiano Ronaldo: Man United to Real Madrid – £80m
2013 – Gareth Bale: Tottenham to Real Madrid – £86m
2016 – Paul Pogba: Juventus to Man United – £89.3m
2017 – Neymar: Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain – £198m